Rough Justice

Maxine Peake explores how broad, vague concepts like ‘foresight’ or ‘encouragement’ are compounded when the legal system doesn’t take into account conditions like autism, which can affect someone’s ability to anticipate or understand other people’s behaviour. She also hears how women have been overcriminalised by the joint enterprise laws. Featuring Alex Henry, Anthony Wallder and Maureen and Kelly Smith’s experiences of murder conviction under joint enterprise, as shared by their families.Contributors in order of appearance:Opening voices: Charlotte Henry, Sally Halsall, Amy Jenkins, Josh Wallder, Kevin Smith.Charlotte Henry, Alex Henry’s sister, justice campaignerSally Halsall, Alex Henry’s mother, justice campaignerProf Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre, University of CambridgeFelicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, MelbourneDr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, AppealJosh Wallder, Anthony Wallder’s brotherAmy Jenkins, Anthony Wallder’s partnerKevin Smith, Maureen and Kelly Smith’s father, justice campaignerBecky Clarke. Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityRead ‘The criminalisation of women convicted under joint enterprise laws’ report here:https://barrowcadbury.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stories-of-Injustice-women-and-JE.pdfCredits:Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink  Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk    The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosted by Maxine Peake, ‘In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast’ is a four-part series shining a light on joint enterprise: when multiple people are held responsible for the same crime. Maxine Peake, who starred in ‘Say Nothing’, ‘Peterloo’, ‘Anne’ and ‘Silk’, explores how joint enterprise works, who it affects, and why campaigners are arguing that justice is not being served by these vague laws. There are no winners when a violent crime is committed, and many parties are affected. This podcast looks at the grey areas, where the law doesn’t function as it should, where it is not delivering justice, whilst respecting the victims and their families who’ve had to deal with the devastating consequences of violent crime. Featuring powerful testimonies from ex-prisoners and their families, as well as legal experts, lawyers, MPs and campaigners. Join Maxine as she tries to make sense of joint enterprise and asks, are those convicted under these laws always ‘in it together’ and what needs to change?Listen now on Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all the usual podcast apps.Credits:Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatskySeries Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERSSeries Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice StudiesArtwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk    The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.